Randy Houser
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shawn Randolph Houser[1] |
Born | [2] | December 18, 1975
Origin | Lake, Mississippi, USA |
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 2004-present |
Labels | MCA Nashville, Show Dog-Universal, Stoney Creek |
Shawn Randolph "Randy" Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music artist. Signed to the Universal South Records label in 2008, he charted the single "Anything Goes" that year. This song, a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country singles charts, is the title track to his debut album Anything Goes, which has also produced his first Top 10 hit in "Boots On". Houser also co-wrote the singles "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" for Trace Adkins, "Back That Thing Up" for Justin Moore and "My Cowboy" for country-pop artist Jessie James.
Biography
Randy Houser was born in Lake, Mississippi. His father, a professional musician as well, performed at various local venues.[3] Houser fronted his own band by age thirteen, and while attending East Central Community College in Decatur, Mississippi, he formed another band called 10 lb. Biscuit.[4]
By 2002, Houser moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin a songwriting career. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", which he co-wrote with Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson.[5] This song was recorded by Trace Adkins on his 2005 album Songs About Me, and was a Top 5 single for him.[4] After this song's success, Houser shifted his focus to performing, and started playing at local gigs in Nashville. He was briefly signed to MCA Nashville but did not release anything on the label.[6]
Personal Life
Houser Married Jessa Lee Yantz on Sept 2, 2011. The couple welcomed a son named West Yantz Houser on March 6, 2012.[7]
Music career
Debut album: Anything Goes (2008-2009)
Houser subsequently signed to Universal South Records in 2008. His first single, "Anything Goes", was released in May of that year.[8] It was co-written by Brice Long and John Wiggins.[4] Houser performed the song on Late Show with David Letterman in August after host David Letterman heard it on a satellite radio station.[9] The song entered Top 40 on the Billboard country charts that same month. His debut album, also titled Anything Goes, was released in November, at which point the title track was in the Top 20 on the country charts. "Boots On" was released as the album's second single in February 2009, and became his first top ten hit in July 2009. Houser also co-wrote "Back That Thing Up", the debut single for Valory Music Group artist Justin Moore. This song peaked at number 38 on Hot Country Songs in December 2008.
Houser received two nominations for the 2009 CMA Awards, including New Artist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for his Top 5 hit "Boots On".
Second album: They Call Me Cadillac (2009-2010)
Houser, along with Jamey Johnson and Jessie James co-wrote James' third single from her self-titled debut album, "My Cowboy". The song was released in late October 2009, and was also released as a music video. Also in October 2009, Houser released his third single. The song titled "Whistlin' Dixie", is the lead-off single to Houser's second studio album, They Call Me Cadillac. It debuted at number 59 on the Billboard country charts before the initial release date of November 2, 2009. It peaked at number 31 in January 2010. After it came "I'm All About It," which peaked at number 49 and was not included on the album. Houser's fifth single, "A Man Like Me," was co-written by Houser with Danny Green and Jameson Clark.
2011-present
In 2011, Houser released the song "In God's Time", which was the lead-off single to his upcoming, untitled third album. It peaked at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Houser left Show Dog-Universal in 2011 and signed with Broken Bow Records' Stoney Creek division.[10] Then on May 7, 2012, Houser released "How Country Feels", his first single on Stoney Creek.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Country [11] |
US [12] |
US Heat [13] | |||||||
Anything Goes |
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21 | 101 | 1 | |||||
They Call Me Cadillac |
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8 | 43 | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||
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US Country [14] |
US Country Airplay [15] |
US [16] | ||||||||
2008 | "Anything Goes" | 16 | — | 92 | Anything Goes | |||||
2009 | "Boots On" | 2 | — | 53 | ||||||
"Whistlin' Dixie" | 31 | — | — | They Call Me Cadillac | ||||||
2010 | "I'm All About It" | 49 | — | — | Non-album song | |||||
"A Man Like Me" | 53 | — | — | They Call Me Cadillac | ||||||
2011 | "In God's Time" | 54 | — | — | Non-album song | |||||
2012 | "How Country Feels"A | 20 | 17 | 85 | TBD | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
- ACurrent single.
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2008 | "Anything Goes" | Vincenzo Giammanco |
2009 | "Boots On" | Drake Vaughan/Eric Welch |
"Whistlin' Dixie" | Chris Hicky | |
2010 | "Boots On" (club version) | Rob Dennis |
2012 | "How Country Feels" | Wes Edwards |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Award | Result |
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2009 | Country Music Association | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Music Video of the Year - "Boots On" | Nominated | ||
2010 | Academy of Country Music | Video of the Year - "Boots On" | Nominated |
CMT Music Awards | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year - "Boots On" | Nominated | |
2011 | Academy of Country Music | Top New Solo Vocalist | Nominated |
References
- ^ Full name per ASCAP database.
- ^ Birthday celebration
- ^ Neal, Chris (2008-11-17). "Who's New: Randy Houser". Country Weekly. 15 (23): 20.
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- ^ "Randy Houser Finds All "Goes" Well". Great American Country. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ David Letterman gives boost to country singer
- ^ Randy Houser Baby Name. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ "Randy Houser dishes out first single". Country Standard Time. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Randy Houser Drops In On GAC's Top 20". Great American Country. 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Randy Houser Signs With Stoney Creek Records". CMT. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Randy Houser Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.